Learn about the upcoming edition of Young Gladiators 2024
June 6-8, 2022
The Colosseum team at the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University is organizing a 3 day in-person master class for Ph.D. students and Postdoc researchers who are interested in using the Colosseum channel emulator for their research.
The course will include tutorial-like presentations from Colosseum experts, hands-on assignments for the attendees, invited talks, and a site visit to the Colosseum data center facility.
The event is scheduled to take place in person at the Boston and Burlington campuses of Northeastern University in Boston, MA, on June 6, 7 and 8, 2022. It is open to Ph.D. students and postdocs affiliated with research institutions in the United States.
The Colosseum master class for Young Gladiators is fully funded by the National Science Foundation: Travel, lodging and meals will be covered for the duration of the class.
The Young Gladiator event is co-located with the NSF Workshop on Radio Frequency Dataset Generation, Access, and Sharing.
Schedule
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | |
| 8.30am – 9am | Meet in Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (ISEC) |
| 8.30am – 9.15am | BREAKFAST |
| 9.15am – 10am | Keynote (joint with RFDataFactory): Dr. Nada Golmie, Chief of Wireless Networks Division at NIST |
| 10am – 10.30am | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10.30am – 11.30am | Introduction and Use Cases with Tommaso Melodia, William Lincoln Smith Professor and Director of Institute for WIoT |
| 11.30am – 12.15pm | A Colosseum Primer: Architecture and Emulation System with Pedram Johari, Principal Research Scientist |
| 12.15pm – 1.15pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1.15pm – 2.15pm | First Time Users: Quick Start with Leonardo Bonati, Research Assistant |
| 2.15pm – 4.15pm | Hands-on Activity: LXC Containers with Colosseum Team |
| Day 2 | |
| 9am – 10am | Colosseum Scenarios with Leonardo Bonati, Research Assistant |
| 10am – 10.30am | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10.30am – 11.45am | Keynote: Colosseum DevOps Workflows with Dr. Bob Baxley, Principal, Zylinium Research |
| 11.45am – 12.15pm | Hands-on Activity: WiFi on Colosseum with Colosseum Team |
| 12.15pm – 1pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1pm – 2.15pm | Hands-on Activity (continued): WiFi on Colosseum with Colosseum Team |
| 2.15pm – 2.45pm | COFFEE BREAK |
| 2.45pm – 4.15pm | Hands-on Activity: Cellular Networks on Colosseum with Colosseum Team |
| Day 3 | |
| 8am – 8.15am | Meet at East Village Residence Hall to Travel to Burlington Campus |
| 8.15am – 9.15am | Travel to Burlington Campus |
| 9.15am – 10am | BREAKFAST |
| 10am – 10.45am | Batch Jobs for Automated Experiments with Leonardo Bonati, Research Assistant |
| 10.45am – 11.30am | Colosseum Evolution with Michele Polese, Principal Research Scientist |
| 11.30am – 12pm | Site Visit to Colosseum Facility |
| 12pm – 1pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1pm – 2pm | Review and Q&A with Colosseum Team |
| 2pm – 3.45pm | Transfer to Logan Airport and/or Boston Campus |